On the football field there’s just about no one smoother than Cal quarterback Jared Goff. In the shotgun, he’s poised and confident, and he makes threading pin-point passes to his receivers in double coverage look easy — almost too easy. He stays cool and collected as 300-pound defensive linemen rush at him, and he easily evades them with his quick footwork while still managing to find a target downfield for a touchdown.
On the field, he’s “the Golden Boy.” He’s the guy who carries the weight of Cal fans’ hopes and expectations on his skinny shoulders. But off the field, he’s just Jared, the 20-year-old kid who is deathly afraid of roller coasters and loves to tell jokes to make his teammates laugh — although they say they’re often laughing at his goofiness, not with him.